Why View PDFs Alongside Your CAD Files
Engineering and architecture projects always include documents alongside models, specifications, drawing registers, material schedules, and approval letters. Having a PDF viewer in the same platform as your CAD viewer eliminates the context-switch between tools.
- ✓One platform for all file types, View CAD models, 2D drawings, and PDF documents from the same ShareCAD interface
- ✓Works on any device, Access technical documents from any browser on any OS
- ✓Secure sharing, Share PDFs via expiring links with optional password, same controls as your CAD files
- ✓Instant viewing, PDFs open immediately in the browser without plugins
- ✓No account for recipients, Clients and contractors open shared PDFs in their browser without signup
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PDFs in Engineering and Architecture Workflows
PDF is the universal format for final deliverables in technical industries. Drawing sets are issued as PDF. Specifications are written and distributed as PDF. Approval letters, test reports, material certificates, all PDF. The format is stable, printable, and universally readable.
The challenge is not viewing PDFs, browsers already do that. The challenge is managing them alongside the source CAD files they document. When drawings, models, and specifications live in different systems, finding and sharing the right version of the right document becomes a process overhead.
ShareCAD supports PDFs as first-class files alongside DWG, STEP, IFC, and every other format in the platform. Upload a drawing package that includes both CAD models and PDF deliverables, and share all of it through the same controlled link. Recipients view PDF files online alongside the 3D models in a single browser session.
PDF Viewer Use Cases in Technical Projects
Delivering drawing packages
Issue final drawing sets as PDFs via ShareCAD links. Clients access the full drawing register in their browser, and you control when access expires.
Sharing specifications alongside models
Send a STEP model and its accompanying material spec PDF in the same ShareCAD folder. One link covers both the 3D review and the written spec.
Contractor document access
Share construction drawings, schedules, and method statements as PDFs via expiring links. Access can be revoked when a contractor's scope is complete.
Approval documentation
Keep approval letters, test certificates, and compliance documents in ShareCAD alongside the design files they relate to, creating a coherent project record.
View Your PDFs and CAD Files in One Place
Upload PDFs alongside your CAD files and share everything via a single secure link. No plugins, no downloads, no separate document management tool.
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